Up until the series' closure, I didn't know whether the disclaimer at the start of each episode wanted us not to take things too seriously or if some of the appaling things we were shown did indeed take place (I still feel too lazy to look for historically accurate answers).
Apparently nothing of what constitutes the main storylines truly happened except for the general setting and sociological POV of those involved. This said the series is an ambitious attempt to an historical set drama-thriller with lots of comedy elements. Indeed most of the episodes contain extremely funny sections, which surprisingly meld effortlessly with the rest despite the contrast with the heavy theme of secret-dangerous war operations during the anti-comunist paranoid era of 50-60.
Unfortunately due to 2-3 major plot holes and the main characters' inconsistent behaviour, by the 5th episode most of the plot falls apart in an unbelievable sequence of events. Still there's a lot of fun to be had all around and the storyline is gripping enough to justify a full view.
As a drama it's a 5: when you can't suspend the disbelief anymore, it just gets sappy. As a thriller it's a 3: the last episode especially enters parody territory. But as a comedy it's an 8. So I'll go with a 6. Really a pity, because I don't think they needed to take all the tortuous (and ultimately pointless) storyline paths they actually took. Baffling.
Apparently nothing of what constitutes the main storylines truly happened except for the general setting and sociological POV of those involved. This said the series is an ambitious attempt to an historical set drama-thriller with lots of comedy elements. Indeed most of the episodes contain extremely funny sections, which surprisingly meld effortlessly with the rest despite the contrast with the heavy theme of secret-dangerous war operations during the anti-comunist paranoid era of 50-60.
Unfortunately due to 2-3 major plot holes and the main characters' inconsistent behaviour, by the 5th episode most of the plot falls apart in an unbelievable sequence of events. Still there's a lot of fun to be had all around and the storyline is gripping enough to justify a full view.
As a drama it's a 5: when you can't suspend the disbelief anymore, it just gets sappy. As a thriller it's a 3: the last episode especially enters parody territory. But as a comedy it's an 8. So I'll go with a 6. Really a pity, because I don't think they needed to take all the tortuous (and ultimately pointless) storyline paths they actually took. Baffling.